SIPOC Map Technique

If you ve already developed a SIPOC Map (Technique 45), this will give you the starting and ending points for your process— and the main steps in between. You can always go back and add or subtract scope to your Process Map after you determine more about what will be involved in bringing your innovation to market. 

When your working model proves ready, it s time to map the processes involved in making and delivering it—a formidable task for which you can use the SIPOC Map and Process MapA/alue Stream Map techniques. 

Use a SIPOC Map when you need a shared understanding of how you plan to produce and deliver your innovation to customers. This is your first order of dehnition, to be followed by more detail using a Process Map or Value Stream Map (see Technique 46). 

Create a SIPOC and/or Process Map (see Techniques 45 and 46) to document the current solution s inputs, outputs, customers, and suppliers, and any associated processes. Use this information to make a list of the process steps, systems, subsystems, or components that are linked to the focus topic. For example, part of the process of using a credit card is carrying a physical card, which can be lost or stolen and subsequently used by identity thieves. 

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